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Ill Mannered Playas
I.M.P (an abbreviation of Ill Mannered Posse) was a gangsta rap group from San Francisco, California, originally made up of C-Fresh, Cougnut, Dre Dog later known as Andre Nickatina, Lou-E-Loc and Rob V. Their most known album is the underground classic Ill Mannered Playas, released in 1996 on In-A-Minute Records. History I.M.P was one of the original rap groups from San Francisco. The group was also where San Francisco's rapper Andre Nickatina started his career. He has made several references to I.M.P and collaborated with Cougnut on the song Muthafucka on the album I Hate You with a Passion. The group's leader Cougnut died on September 4, 2001, from injuries sustained in a car crash. Formation and early years (1988–1993) The group's leader Cougnut formed the group in 1989 in San Francisco along with members C. Fresh, D.J. Ill Chill, Hitman Stinge and M.C. Louie Lou. Later on Andre Nickatina joined in 1993 but left soon after to form a solo career. The front man Cougnut was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco, California
San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th most populous in the United States, with 815,201 residents as of 2021. It covers a land area of , at the end of the San Francisco Peninsula, making it the second most densely populated large U.S. city after New York City, and the fifth most densely populated U.S. county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs. Among the 91 U.S. cities proper with over 250,000 residents, San Francisco was ranked first by per capita income (at $160,749) and sixth by aggregate income as of 2021. Colloquial nicknames for San Francisco include ''SF'', ''San Fran'', ''The '', ''Frisco'', and ''Baghdad by the Bay''. San Francisco and the surrounding San Francisco Bay Area are a global center of economic activity and the arts and sciences, spurred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Coast Hip Hop
West Coast hip hop is a regional genre of hip hop music that encompasses any artists or music that originated in the West Coast region of the United States. West Coast hip hop began to dominate from a radio play and sales standpoint during the early to-mid 1990s with the birth of G-funk and the emergence of record labels such as Suge Knight and Dr. Dre's Death Row Records, Ice Cube's Lench Mob Records and the continued success of Eazy-E's Ruthless Records, and others. History Early years Several events laid the foundations for West Coast hip hop, long before the emergence of West Coast rappers such as Mellow Man Ace, Too Short, Kid Frost, Ice-T and Eazy-E—or even before the emergence of rap itself. According to Syd Caesar, "a cataclysmic event helped give rise to it out West: the Watts riots of 1965." In 1967, Budd Schulberg founded a creative space in Los Angeles entitled Watts Writers Workshop, intended to help the people of the Watts neighborhood and provide a place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangsta Rap
Gangsta rap or gangster rap, initially called reality rap, emerged in the mid- to late 1980s as a controversial hip-hop subgenre whose lyrics assert the culture and values typical of American street gangs and street hustlers. Many gangsta rappers flaunt associations with real street gangs, like the Crips and Bloods. Gangsta rap's pioneers Ice-T in 1986, and especially N.W.A in 1988 and the rise of Tupac Amaru Shakur in 1992. In 1992, via record producer Dr. Dre, rapper Snoop Dogg, and their G-funk sound, gangsta rap took the rap genre's lead and became mainstream, popular music. Gangsta rap has been recurrently accused of promoting disorderly conduct and broad criminality, especially assault, homicide, and drug dealing, as well as misogyny, promiscuity, and materialism. Gangsta rap's defenders have variously characterized it as artistic depictions but not literal endorsements of real life in American ghettos, or suggested that some lyrics voice rage against social oppression ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardcore Rap
Hardcore hip hop (also hardcore rap) is a genre of hip hop music that developed through the East Coast hip hop scene in the 1980s. Pioneered by such artists as Run-DMC, Schoolly D, Boogie Down Productions and Public Enemy, it is generally characterized by anger, aggression and confrontation. History Music experts have credited Run-DMC as the first hardcore hip hop group. Other early artists to adopt an aggressive style were Schoolly D in Philadelphia and Too $hort in Oakland, California. Before a formula for gangsta rap had developed, artists such as Boogie Down Productions and Ice-T wrote lyrics based on detailed observations of "street life", while the confrontational and aggressive lyrics and chaotic, rough production style of Public Enemy's records set new standards for hardcore hip hop and hip hop production.Hardcore Rap Allmusic. Accessed May 22, 2008. Though initially a largely East Coast phenomenon, by the late 1980s, hardcore rap increasingly became largely synonymous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In A Minute Records
In-a-Minute Records was a record company founded in 1991 by Jason Blaine. It featured many artists from the underground bay area rap scene including RBL Posse, Andre Nickatina, I.M.P, Pooh-Man, Totally Insane. The label was shut down in 2000. Origins and early formation The label was founded in 1991 in Oakland, California, by Jason Blaine, who was disappointed by the fact that many rappers in the Bay Area were unsigned at the time. He offered RBL Posse $10,000 ahead of time to sign with his label, which they quickly accepted due to the fact that they were still selling tapes on the street. Although the label never had any major commercially successful albums, Andre Nickatina's 1995 album '' I Hate You with a Passion'' appeared at #79 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #3 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. Former artists * Andre Nickatina (1992–1995) *Rappin' 4-Tay (1991) *Totally Insane (1991–1995) *RBL Posse (1992–1994) * Pooh-Man (1992–1995) *Dogg P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andre Nickatina
Andre L. Adams (born March 11, 1970), better known by his stage name Andre Nickatina, is an American rapper from San Francisco, California. He previously performed under the stage name Dre Dog. Personal life Andre Adams was born on March 11, 1970, in San Francisco, and grew up in the city's Fillmore District. He attended the Galileo Academy of Science and Technology but dropped out and claims to have had a D average. Despite his troubled academic career, Andre maintained an honorable position within the school securing a rank of “Cobra Status” signifying his quick wit. Musical career Andre Nickatina first appeared on the Bay Area rap scene in 1993 underneath the stage name Dre Dog. He released two albums under the stage name Dre Dog: ''The New Jim Jones'' in 1993 and '' I Hate You With a Passion'' in 1995. ''I Hate You With a Passion'' peaked at #79 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #3 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers chart. In 1997, Adams changed his s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digital Underground
Digital Underground was an American alternative hip hop group from Oakland, California. Their personnel changed and rotated with each album and tour. Digital Underground's leader and mainstay was Gregory "Shock G" Jacobs (also known as Humpty Hump). Shock G formed the group in 1987 with Jimi "Chopmaster J" Dright of Berkeley, California, and Tampa hip-hop radio deejay Kenneth "Kenny-K" Waters. Heavily influenced by the various funk bands of the 1970s, Digital Underground sampled such music frequently, which became a defining element of West Coast rap. As "Rackadelic", Jacobs designed album covers and cartoon-laced liner notes, in homage to Parliament-Funkadelic album designs. Digital Underground is also notable for launching the career of member Tupac Shakur, as well as spinning off side projects and solo acts including Raw Fusion, Saafir, and singer Mystic. Following the release of their " Doowutchyalike" single and video in the summer of 1989, the band gained popularity with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Totally Insane
Totally Insane was a hip hop group from East Palo Alto, California, whose members were Mac-10, Ad Kapone and Scoot Dogg. They were signed to In a Minute Records from 1991 to 1995. Biography Phillip Allen, alias Mac-10 or Ten Dolla, and Adam Hicks, alias Ad Kapone, came together in 1991 and were signed to In-a-Minute Records. What first sparked their success was the release of the single, "No More Mr. Nice Guy." The duo's first album was 1992's ''Direct from the Backstreet'', which peaked at #87 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Rapper Scoot Dogg of EPA is also a member, but joined later, and appeared on more than one album; however, he was not on every album. They would later return with two albums, 1993's ''Goin' Insane'' and 1995's ''Backstreet Life'' which peaked at #61 and #48 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album chart respectively. Totally Insane would then release ''Totally Insane'' in 1998, ''Da Game of Life'' in 2001. Ad Kapone of Totally Insane was sentenced to six years in pris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cellski
Marcel Wade (born August 26, 1975), better known by his stage name Cellski, and also Young Cellski, 2Took, Break-a-B***h, Big Mafi, Coach Cellichick and Mr. Predictor is an American rapper/records producer from San Francisco. He is also the CEO of his label, Inner City2K Records. Early life Cellski grew up on Randolph St. in the Oceanview, locally known as "Lakeview", neighborhood of San Francisco. He cited Too Short as his main influence. When he was 13, the future rapper was taken to Al Eaton's studio where Short was recording his debut best-selling album '' Life Is...Too Short''. Wade first began his career selling tapes from the trunk of his car in 1992. Business ventures In 2012, Cellski started a streetwear clothing line called ''Chemical Baby''; the name was inspired by the toxic dirt and water found in his community. In October 2022, inspired by his mother and grandmother's cooking, Cellski started a culinary popup called ''Big Mafi Burger''. He also has an equity ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RBL Posse
RBL Posse is a gangsta rap group from the Hunters Point section in San Francisco, California. The members were Black C, Mr. Cee, and Hitman. The only surviving member is Black C. History RBL Posse was formed in 1991 by Black C (Christian Mathews) and Mr. Cee (Kyle Church). Their first release, the self-produced "Don't Give Me No Bammer" came out on In-a-Minute Records and made the ''Billboard'' magazine Hot Rap Singles chart, peaking at #16."RBL Posse: Chart History." . ''www.billboard.com.'' Retrieved February 2, 2017. Two albums followed: ''A Lesson to Be Learned'' released in 1992, which peaked at #60 on the ''Billboard'' magazine |
Cougnut
Ronald Fields (January 11, 1968 – September 4, 2001), better known by his stage name Cougnut, was an American rapper from the Lakeview neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Biography As frontman of rap group Ill Mannered Posse (I.M.P), and later as solo artist, Fields was known for his dark raspy voice and street credibility. His best known release as a member of I.M.P. is probably the 1996 album ''Ill Mannered Playas'', which was released through In-A-Minute Records. Often requested for compilations and features, Fields was one of the most prominent rappers in the Bay Area in his prime (from 1993 until his death in 2001). Notable artists Fields worked with JT The Bigga Figga, Master P, Andre Nickatina, Da'unda'dogg, Sean T, and RBL Posse. On September 4, 2001, Fields was killed in a car accident in Northern California. Discography Solo albums * ''Unreleased'' with I.M.P. * '' I.M.P. Dogs'' (1990) * ''Back in the Days'' (1993) * ''Ill Mannered Playas'' (1996) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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